What is the best chemistry book for IIT JEE mains and advance?
Before choosing the best book I think it is very important to know your syllabus. Only then you can identify your weak and strong points from the syllabus and focus more on your weaknesses. The most important topics that are covered are
- Mole Concept
- Atomic Structure
- Periodicity
- Chemical and Molecular Bonding
- States of Matter
- Electrochemistry and Redox reactions
- Chemical and Ionic Equilibrium
- General Organic Chemistry
- Hydrogen
- Solutions and Colligative Properties
- Chemical Kinetics
- Coordination compounds
- P block, D&F block elements
- Metallurgy
You can start preparing for these topics from class 11 itself. The books that are considered Bibles of Chemistry and are highly recommended for JEE Main and JEE Advanced aspirant include
- Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations: This book by RC Mukherjee is the best book out there for Physical Chemistry
- Numerical Chemistry: This book by P Bahadur is recommended by many top tankers
- Organic Chemistry: This book by Robert Thornton Morrison is the best book for Organic Chemistry.
- Concise Organic Chemistry: This book by JD Lee is a great book for inorganic chemistry. It will make you fall in love with the subject rather than rote learning.
Other than books you can resort to Video lectures, question papers, and a doubt solving forum.
Most importantly Chemistry is a subject that requires tremendous concentration and consistency. You can go for frequent mock tests to test your knowledge.
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Chemistry is pretty scoring for JEE Main and Advance. Around 80% of the questions are based on theory and it revolves around NCERT topics. Other than NCERT, here are some of the reference books that you can follow.
| Section | Recommended Books |
| Physical Chemistry | RC Mukharjee, Resonance Advanced Exercises |
| Inorganic Chemistry | VS Jaiswal or the Cengage Inorganic Chemistry |
| Organic Chemistry | MS Chouhan Advanced Version |
These are some of the reference books that you can consult while preparing for JEE Main and Advance. But always complete NCERT books first.
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The best chemistry book for IIT JEE mains and advance are listed below:
- J.D. Lee for (Inorganic Chemistry Concepts)
- Problems for Inorganic Chemistry by V.K. jaiswal (for questions in Inorganic Chemistry)
- Advanced Problems in Organic Chemistry by MS Chauhan (For question practice of Organic)
- Reactions, Rearrangements And Reagents by SN Sanyal (For conceptual Knowledge and insights and more depth)
- Problems in Physical Chemistry by Narendra Awasthi ( For question practice of Physical Chemistry)
Lastly for an overall idea refer to the notes given by your teachers in school or coaching centers.
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